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Is there anything I should watch out for if I am selling goods through an online auction?

When selling goods through on an online auction site, you need to be sure of several things. Firstly, you need to be aware of your legal obligations. As an online seller, you are required to advertise fairly, and you must refrain from bidding on your own items. By law, you cannot sell any illegal goods. You are also required to ship your items within a pre-agreed time frame or within 30 days, whichever comes first. You should accurately describe the condition of the goods you are selling and include pictures of the goods. You also need to specify the reserve price of the goods, establish who will pay the shipping costs, and specify which methods of payment are acceptable. After the auction, you'll need to contact the buyer and arrange payment and shipping with the winning bidder as soon as possible.

Recent Auction Questions

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Recently..a friend of mine took it upon herself to try and sell an expensive camera outfit on another online auction site where she had tried before on the same site to try and sell the camera outfit (without success). I actually own the camera outfit and she was setting it up doing the legwork..etc. One day last week...she unexpectedly calls me and informs me that she now has a firm bid on the camera set, which is good in itself...but the bid actually comes out at about current market wholesale value. We do not have any contractual agreement for her services being rendered for this service that she has provided. My question is...is there any "rule of thumb" of the common % a person would charge for setting this up, managing the process and negotiating the sale and completing the sale process on an online auction? And is there any difference in a certain % to charge when the item doesnt sell over when the item actually does sell.? Need to know ASAP.! Thanks.!!
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I own a car dealership in Toledo, Ohio. I would like to know if there is an auction site that would allow me to have my customers go to my domain name and link it to there auction for a reasonable monthly fee.

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